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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Representation.

Article 752

Representation takes place ad infinitum in the direct descending line. It is admitted in all cases, either where the children of the deceased compete with the descendants of a predeceased child, or wh…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Universal legacies.

Article 1009

The universal legatee, who is in concurrence with an heir to whom the law reserves a share of the property, shall be liable for the debts and charges of the testator's succession, personally for his s…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The conditional obligation

Article 1304-7

The fulfilment of the resolutory condition extinguishes the obligation retroactively, without calling into question, where applicable, acts of conservation and administration.Retroactivity does not ta…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Warranty in the event of eviction.

Article 1637

If, in the case of the eviction of part of the business sold, the sale is not terminated, the value of the part of the business from which the purchaser is evicted shall be reimbursed to him according…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules specific to farm leases.

Article 1768

The lessee of a rural property is obliged, on pain of all costs, damages and interest, to warn the owner of any usurpations that may be committed on the land. This warning must be given within the sam…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimates and contracts.

Article 1790

If, in the case of the preceding article, the thing perishes, albeit without any fault on the part of the workman, before the work has been received and without the master having been given notice to…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Agreements relating to the exercise of undivided rights in the absence of a usufructuary.

Article 1873-9

The joint ownership agreement may regulate the method of administration in the event of more than one manager. In the absence of special stipulations, they shall separately hold the powers provided fo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Simplified procedure

Article 526

The order contains the surname, first names, date and place of birth and domicile of the accused, the legal description, date and place of the alleged offence, a reference to the applicable laws and,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Coordination of powers between the European Public Prosecutor, the Deputy European Public Prosecutors and the French judicial authority

Article 696-135

Where, in the cases referred to in Article 25(6) of the aforementioned Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017, the public prosecutor to whom the investigation has been referred refuses t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Composition, election and term of office.

Article L2333-3

Staff representatives are appointed to group committees every four years. However, a branch agreement, a group agreement or a company agreement, as the case may be, may set the term of office of staff…

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